Does this remind anyone else of Robotech? Man, THE best thing about that show — better than the transforming jets, better than the space battles, better than all of it — was the weird residential quality of the SDF-1. The little Japanese town build into the cargo hold of this insane interstellar warship.

This comment will make no sense if you did not watch Robotech as a kid.

SDF-1 was fantastic from a storytelling point of view as it provided a “home front” for the war when it was transported out to Pluto.

Did you ever read the novelizations? They feel a bit like comic books without the illustrations: cool images, great sequences, fun overall plotting but unfortunate dialog.

The second and third generations of the novels (the two other series besides from Macross that were mashed up to make one story arc for Robotech in the US) deal with progressive degrees of post apocalyptic Earth.

Also: Lawrence Kasdan (screenwriter for Empire Strikes Back) is working on the script for the film adaptation of Robotech due in 2010.